A biography for Rick Rosshasn’t been written yet.
“Capital Cities - the rock group - I'm a huge fan of theirs.”
“When someone mentions my name because they're attacking someone that I'm close with, it's my problem now.”
“I believe I've always been so successful on the black market for a lot of different reasons.”
“My father watched all the 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' that you could imagine, along with the martial arts. So I was into all that as a youngster, and I always rooted for the bad guy.”
“I'll always be a supporter of Reebok. That's a forever thing.”
“When you face obstacles or go through different phases, I always relied on my music. I depend on my music, my teammates. So at the end of the day, having incredible music, for me, would keep me in the space I want to be as an artist.”
“I've got a record titled 'Idols Become Rivals,' and it's basically me writing a letter to someone in the game that I looked up to damn near the most, and I hate what things have come to.”
“The rollout of a classic has to have the heart of all the people working it. There's no way they can have their heart in it if they don't believe in it.”
“For anybody that grow a beard or have hair on their face, I welcome you to the beard game. We're all family. I encourage that. I encourage beards.”
“Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.”
“When Rick Ross made 'Hustlin',' Rick Ross also helped those producers become some of the biggest producers in the world.”
“I was never good at math.”
“When I used to sit in the office with Jay Z and L.A. Reid... we would negotiate back and forth and discuss music. You're sitting in front of someone for hours. It's all about being passionate. Everything begins with yourself.”
“I do see a lot of young artists who write records or sacrifice records, because there are a lot of older artists who are preoccupied; they don't have as much time as they used to to be in the studio.”
“When I think of CeeLo Green, I think about previous collaborations, like 'Tears of Joy.'”
“What makes 'Maybach Music V' so special was, of course, I put the album out celebrating my daughter's birthday as well, and DeJ Loaf is her favorite artist. So 'Maybach Music V,' I wanted a real airy type of feel. Just a real slow vibe to it that's also going to surprise my daughter. So that's real special.”
“I've been wearing Reebok my whole life.”
“Are you the person who just wakes up, puts your T-shirt on and runs out of the house? Or do you wake up an hour early - get your mental notes together, fix you a little coffee... prepare yourself for the day and try to do something really great? It begins with you.”
“As I was finishing high school, 'Fresh Prince' was, by far, out front. The generation before me, it may have been the Huxtables, but for me and my homies, Fresh Prince.”
“It's pretty much a given known fact in the industry that before I was successful, I wrote for other artists.”